Monday, September 15, 2014

WikiLeaks Exposes Countries That Use Controversial 'FinFisher' Surveillance Tech

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WikiLeaks published a batch of documents and files pertaining to the controversial surveillance technology company FinFisher on Monday, including a list of its customers and actual copies of its spyware


The release, the fourth one in the WikiLeaks series dubbed Spy Files, is made mostly of files that were leaked by an unidentified hacker who breached FinFisher's corporate network in August.



FinFisher is a German company that makes surveillance software marketed to law-enforcement agencies. The software is designed to siphon off and intercept all kinds of data from a target's computer or cellphone, including Skype calls, emails, and chat conversations Read more...


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from MashableLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
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